Meet The Commonwealth Timing Team

Meet Our Team

The most important part of Commonwealth Timing is the people who make up our team! We are runners, parents, students, military veterans, and much more. We bring you a wide range of experience as diverse as the causes you support and the races you run. We want to help make your event a Premium Race Experience! Contact us today with your idea for a race!

Reid SowderOwner and Lead Timer

Reid was born and grew up in Virginia and has been involved with running since his time as a Tank Commander and Platoon Sergeant in the United States Army. He has run several marathons and an ultra-marathon. His goal for Commonwealth Timing has always been to help small and/or first year races grow into a community tradition. He is the General Manager of a multi-site Orthodontic and Pediatric Dental practice in the Richmond area as well as a high school wrestling official. He enjoys church , the great outdoors, history, and family. He is married and has three adult kids who are all involved in Commonwealth Timing. His goal for your event is to help make your race a great success that is profitable for the cause you support and grows in the years ahead!

Cheryl SowderCo-Owner and Logistics

Cheryl was born and raised in Virginia and has been an integral part of Commonwealth Timing since the beginning. She is a Graduate of Radford University with a degree in Criminal Justice. Her main functions with Commonwealth Timing include logistics, support, and operational management. In addition to her Commonwealth Timing duties Cheryl is a wife, mother, and homemaker. Her interests include church activities, music, and her family. If you ever need good advice or common-sense help, Cheryl is the one to call!

John SowderCo-Owner, Technical Support

John grew up in Front Royal Virginia and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In addition to being an active duty Army officer, John currently is a Graduate Student at George Washington University pursuing a MBA. John stays active in his free time, running races of all distances from 5Ks to marathons. John's primary duties with Commonwealth Timing involve the administration of the Commonwealth Timing website and social media sites. If you have a technical question for Commonwealth Timing, John is the one to contact! John's interests include fitness, history, hiking, camping, and traveling.

Ellen Sowder and Tess Mohr​Race Timers

​Ellen is a nursing student with the Bon Secours School of Nursing who is interested in focusing in Neurology . She also works as a an assistant manager and server at the Old Original Bookbinders in Richmond. In her free time Ellen enjoys music, hiking, camping, yoga, and art. Ellen has two cats and loves animals. Tess is a recent VCU graduate who loves running. She is an animator, painter, and cat mother. She is currently trying to teach herself Japanese. She loves traveling, music, and pizza. Tess recently moved to Colorado and may be opening the Rocky Mountain branch of Commonwealth Timing.

Corey WoodyRace Timer

Corey Woody has been timing races with Commonwealth Timing since 2012, but he has been involved with sports his entire life. Corey's passion is wrestling, and he has wrestled, coached, and officiated wrestling matches for over 20 years in central Virginia. Corey has officiated two State Championship wrestling tournaments and two World Championship USSSA softball championship tournaments. Before moving to Virginia Corey was also a wrestler at the college-level at WSSU. Corey also works as a Recreation Therapist at Central State Hospital and is a married father of three boys who are all very involved in youth and high school sports as well as Commonwealth Timing. In his free time Corey enjoys fishing and hunting.